Within

Within

Painting on the front porch during warm summer days is one of my “Most Favorite” things! This image is the result of a “just for fun” session on a hot summer day. I’d been finding little snail shells in the woods…left by birds, or...
Braiding It Back Together

Braiding It Back Together

We all have those days! Those” not-so-great” sort of days that prompt you to call and vent to your best friend.  It was one of those days, and a comment she’d made during that call that inspired this painting. She was wishing we could gather up...
Rita’s Garden

Rita’s Garden

I’ve been blessed with an amazing mother, and blessed yet again with my “other mother”, my step-mom, Rita.  She is a wonderful addition to our family, and is known for her love of gardening and her incredible potato salad!  I’d been offering to...
Winter Whimsy

Winter Whimsy

This piece, depicting a father and his two young daughters enjoying a North Dakota winter evening will always have a tender place in my heart. It was commissioned by my friend and high school English teacher, Rick Hilber, for the cover of his book, “Down the...
Triplicity

Triplicity

A gathering of owls is officially called a parliament. Sometimes a group of owls is referred to as a brood, nest, looming or wisdom. These three owls seem to have been interrupted mid-conversation. They almost appear a bit guilty, as if they were caught plotting some...